Every bank. Every fee. Every hidden charge. Exposed.
R99 monthly admin fee plus R5 per SMS. CEO earned R42M in 2025 while fees rose 23%.R99/month for "admin." Admin of what? The ATM still charges you to withdraw your own money.
R110 monthly fee, R150 to close your account, R125 for international payments. 73% of users reported surprise fees.R150 to leave. They charge you for breaking up with them.
R95 monthly fee, R8 per eWallet send, R15 for paper statements. New R3.50 "digital convenience fee" per online payment.A "digital convenience fee." You already pay for WiFi. They're charging you to click a button.
R134 monthly with R67 hidden. Markets as "green" while quietly raising fees twice in 2025."See money differently." Yeah — you see it, then it disappears into their fee schedule.
R99/month with R47 hidden. Rewards "healthy behaviour" with lower rates — but Vitality points don't cover bank fees.Walk 10,000 steps to save R3. You'd need to hike to Cape Town to break even.
R25/month with only R12 hidden. One of the lowest-cost digital banks in SA. Available at Pick n Pay and Boxer.R25/month. That's one pie at the garage. If every bank was this cheap, SA would have holiday money.
R0 monthly fee. R0 hidden charges. CEO earned R15M — lowest of the Big 5 — with 0% fee increase in 2025.R0 fees. Not "zero*" with an asterisk. Actual zero. Other banks, take notes.